Happy summer!

This summer we are thinking of going to Portugal again. Yes, again, we love this country.
Two years ago, we travelled to Lisbon, a charming and magic place you shouldn't miss. Last year we went to Vila Nova de Milfontes, a beautiful town on the Southwest coast, with little tourism and fascinating long and sandy beaches which are still unspoilt . Ideal for a family trip and for anyone looking for a relaxing and quiet holiday. You can't miss it either. And this year? well, we would like to go to the North, Aveiro, Porto, Bragança, Coimbra, Viana de Castelo. We have been said they are amazing places. I'll let you know.

Lisbon




This video about Lisbon is taken from Geobeats, an interesting site about destinations from all over the world. Hundred of worldwide filmmakers and hosts show us their cities and tell us about landmarks, activities, art, food, shoopping, nightlife, festivals, people...
Really useful for preparing activities for students and above all for those ones studying tourism and get them to know other places and cultures.


Vila Nova de Milfontes

And, What about you? What are you doing this summer?, Are you going anywhere on holiday? Well, whatever you do or wherever you go have a nice summer and enjoy ! I'll see you in September!

Take care

Ana

How to write an essay

As "Selectividad" exam is just round the corner, here you are some tips that will help you improve your writing skills. Good luck!

Writing Tips

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What is a Webquest?

I've been rather tied up lately. First, I've been working on the blog on Spanish and English literature. Second, finishing an online course about Moodle. Besides, I've become involved in an interesting project on this specific Webquest, How did women live in the Middle Ages ?.
My students from 1st Bachillerato and I will be working on it all this month long and as they don't know anything about Webquests, I've prepared this presentation for them and of course, for anyone who is interested in this useful "technique for Internet-based learning".

Open publication - Free publishing - More webquest

A day off

On Wednesday, we're visiting Gibraltar. It will be great to have a day off and recharge batteries before the final exams get started.
We will have enough time to have fun and also do a workproject about our visit.
The project will consist of asking people some questions concerning Gibraltar and life over there.
Later on, with the information gathered in the interviews and your pictures, you will prepare a brief presentation and present it to your classmates.
In the end, we will talk about your opinion and impression on the trip.
Remember:
.You have a great opportunity to practise your English, don't miss it!.
. Be polite and respectful towards Gibraltarian people.

Enjoy the trip!

One more thing, be careful with the monkeys!

A Visit to Gibraltar

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Thanks to my friends, Chío and Mariví, for sharing their material with me.

Finalists!

The Blog that José Luis and I have with our students from Bachillerato on Spanish and English literature has been nominated for the Edublogs awards. So happy about it! We've been working hard throughout the course and just being finalists is already a prize, never mind if we don't win.

Congratulations to the other blogs and good luck!

Women in the Middle Ages

When I read about this Webquest on Mar Gallego's blog, I found it so appealing that I proposed it to my students as an optional work. Some of them volunteered and here, some of their projects.

Women in the Midle Ages

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Open publication - Free publishing - More webquest

My students' opinions?:
-a very interesting topic to work on
-you learn a lot about what happened at that period
-enjoyable to do
-it makes you think

Yes, A great work. It's understandable it has been given an award by La Consejería de Educación.

Thanks to my students for their work and thanks to Mar Gallego,Isabel Alonso Hernández,and Francisco Ponce Capitán for sharing their webquest with us.

And don't forget to have a look at it! It's worth working on it!

Phonetics

That's was very timely, writing about phonetics in my earlier posts and looking for activities, I've just come across this interesting site, very useful for improving your pronunciation.

You can hear all the sounds and follow a step by step description of how they are produced.



Come on, let's have some practice!